Pre-college summer programs

Get a jump-start on college life and all it entails—sign up for one of our summer programs. These will give you a taste of the incredible variety and opportunity open to you on the Illinois campus. These camps are meant for students ranging from age 9 through high school.

We update these listings each spring, so check back to see how our offerings align with your interests.

To learn more about all summer programs on campus, see the Illinois Admissions website.

Summer camps and programs

STEM

• CURIE: Catalyzing UR Interest in Chemical Engineering
• Girls' Astronomy Summer Camp
• Pollen Power
• researcHStart
• Summer Illinois Mathematics Camp

Languages

• Arabic High School Program
• Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World

Classics

• Meet the Greeks
• Meet the Romans